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Ticket Price$20-80Students Half Price
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Duration2hrs 10minOne intermission
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Season Finale: Pines of Rome
Be transported to the Eternal City at the Symphony’s Season Finale! Mendelssohn-Hensel’s effervescent Overture in C Major opens the concert, followed by Mendelssohn’s exuberant Italian Symphony, evoking the bustling streets of Italy. George Li dazzles with Sant-Saens’ Second Piano Concerto. Respighi’s evocative Pines of Rome closes the concert with blazing brass raising the roof of the Civic Center.
Program
- MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL Overture in C Major
- MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
- SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto No. 2
- RESPIGHI Pines of Rome
Performers
- Joseph Giunta Conductor Bio
Joseph Giunta Conductor
One of America’s most distinguished, versatile and dynamic conductors, Joseph Giunta is a musician of international acclaim. He is recognized as an important American conductor for his innovative programming and for his compelling interpretations of traditional and new music. His musical depth combined with his boundless energy and contagious enthusiasm makes him one of the most respected and successful orchestra leaders in the United States.
